Tag Archives: Poetry

Sparking Fuse

Cycling quagmire:
See bubbling frustrations
And flammable fumes.


The Countdown

For each goal, there
Is an end, a point where we
Verify our success (or not) and
Enter the path to the next


Untitled

Wet, ruffled feathers
Flicker and whirl in the pool:
A disgruntled dance


Memory

People blur:
Words and deeds,
Sights and sounds,
All scrambled –
Mixed together

Expressionist,
Impressionist:
The mind is an artist
Shaping and reshaping
What was (thoughts,
Emotions, actions)
Into an idea,
A feeling:

Not opinion or fact
But somehow
Both


|: sleep : |

Sleep:
A five-letter word
Worth repeating


Until Later

A gentle regret
An eager look forward –
Both cast aside,
For yesterday and tomorrow
Must pale in the hard grip
Of now


A Dance of Rain

A light mist, like tapping feet,
Dances across the glowing glass
And over flowers in airy leaps,
Scattering sunbeams and brightening,
Deepening colors in a gentle beat
Of glittering lights, vibrant, serene –
All over the endless shades of green


Hidden Ties

A wistful feeling,
An inexplicable tug:
Hidden ties pull taut


Music Pours

Music pours from doors
In a flood of merriment:
Strolling temptation


Hills of Green

The lush shades of green
Lure you in ’til the hills close
And drag you under